************************* GP-PRO/PBIII for Windows Version 5.00h ************************* 2001/12/27 Digital Electronics Corporation of Japan Forward Thank you for purchasing the GP-PRO/PBIII for Windows software. This software is designed to create screen data for the GP70, GP77R, and GP2000 series of graphical operator interfaces. ================================= Table of Contents ================================= *Regarding Data Transferring via Ethernet 0.List of Bug Fixes 0-1.Version 5.0 Bug Fixes 1.Version 5.0 New Features 1-1.Newly Supported GPs 1-2-1.Newly Supported Protocols 1-2-2.Additional V5.05 Newly Supported Protocols 1-3.GP2000 Series Upgrade Features 1-4.Other Upgrade Features 2.Installation Method 2-1.Prior To Installation 2-2.Installation Procedures 3.Previously Corrected Bugs 3-1.GP-PRO/PBIII for Windows Forced Shutdown 3-2.Cautions With Windows NT Systems 3-3.When Converting GPPRO2 & 3 Data 3-4.Changing Data Attributes 3-5.Rotating Objects 3-6.Individual Data Transfer 3-7.Automatic Address Increment feature for Symbol Names 3-8.Logging Data 3-9.Alarm Messages 4.PROPB/DOS Version Data Conversion Limitations 4-1.Text String Positioning 4-2.Label Text is Unified in 4 Rows 4-3.Tag Names 4-4.Copying X Screens 4-5.Keyboard Key Changed 4-6.Pop-up Keypads 4-7.Auto Screen Refresh is No Longer Available 5.Uninstalling GP-PRO/PBIII Version 5 5-1.Prior to Uninstalling GP-PRO/PBIII 5-2.Uninstall Procedures **************************************** Regarding Data Transferring via Ethernet **************************************** 1.First Setup After Purchase via Ethernet Downloading the system program to the GP-2500,GP-2600,GP-2400 or GLC-2400 via Ethernet may not be completed according to the actual network traffic conditions. If this is the case, please reboot the GP and then retry again after confirming the network traffic condition. Else, download this system program via the serial cable. 2.First Setup After Purchase via Ethernet with a Router Downloading the system program to the GP-2500,GP-2600,GP-2400 or GLC-2400 via Ethernet with a router may be aborted after the "2Way-ERROR" message occur. If this the case, please reboot the GP and then retry again. 3.In the case of GP70 or GP77R series that already have either the MTOM-ETHERNET Protocol setup or 2Way Driver(Only GP77R series), only the screen data can be downloaded to the GP via Ethernet. To download the system program, you must use the serial cable. ================================= 0 - List of Bug Fixes ================================= --------------------------------- 0-1.Version 5.0 Bug Fixes /** V5.00h **/ 1. For Address Conversion of D-Script, directly inputted addresses that do not have enough zeros cannot be corrected converted. /** V5.00g **/ 1. Bit Alarm Log can only be printed up to 768 messages 2. After "Convert Addresses" of the symbol used for the trigger address of the D-Script, the symbol will become the actual address. /** V5.00f **/ 1. GLC symbols cannot be correctely converted. 2. Drawing objects that was grouped will be 1 dot shifted on a portrait GP. /** V5.00e **/ 1. After importing the CSV file of the alarm data that was modified in Excel, the alarm address will be converted. 2. After selecting a project file from the Explorer-like Project Manger, the contents of the GP system will be overwritten. /** V5.00d **/ 1. Simulation will fail to start. 2. If registering a window and then interrupting by drawing an object, the software will quit unexpectedly. 3. With the trend graph part, it is possible to set the "Fill Below Line" feature. 4. When printing D-Script and/or Global D-Script to a RTF file, the software will quit unexpectedly. /** V5.00c **/ 1. The Picture Display part cannot be reduced to a minimum of 4 dots. 2. Addresses used within the SIO Functions of the D-Script cannot be converted properly with the Address Conversion feature. Also, the conversion time will become very slow. 3. When setting the screen background color, the four corners of the screen on the GP will be chipped or rounded off. 4. When creating a drawing of a polyline while holding down the Ctrl key, the editor will hung up during the middle of the drawing. 5. Cannot save text and mark screens. 6. Load Mark Screen drawing that is grouped cannot be converted to DXF format. 7. When coping a screen that contains D-Script within the preview dialog for opening a screen, the software will quit unexpectedly. 8. Within the printing setting of the logging feature, when there are 2 border columns, the delete button will become disabled. 9. When setting the logging feature, and then using the ALT+TAB key, the software will quit unexpectedly. 10. When changing the screen number for a base screen within the "Open Screen" dialog, the base screen becomes a text screen. 11. The GP system settings of MELSEC NET/10 or CC-Link will not be shown within the print preview feature. 12. There are dialogs that used the wrong word "Cansel". 13. After modifying the system setting, the blink setting cannot be changed. 14. When using multiple folders within the filing data feature, the data that can be saved to the CF card will be limited to 59K. 15. Selecting grouped objects while holding the Ctrl key in the Screen Data list, and then double click the selected objects, the software will unexpectedly quit. 16. When making the grid intervals to be odd numbers and using the line grid style, the actual grid will be shifted and displayed incorrectly. 17. In global D-Script, nested function will not perform correctly. 18. Verticle scroll within the Tag List feature is not displayed. 19. CF backup data of the 1:n protocol cannot be created. /** V5.00b **/ 1. The transfer mode from the screen editor side can lockout during the serial transferring of ProServer's npj file. 2. When the simulation feature fails, sometimes it could not be started again. ================================= 1.Version 5.0 New Features ================================= --------------------------------- 1-1.Newly Supported GPs (1)GP-2400, GP-2500, GP-2600, GP-2501T (2)GLC2400 (3)GP-37W2 --------------------------------- 1-2-1.Newly Supported Protocols (1) Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC Q series CPU Direct (2) Mitsubishi Electric MELSECNET/10 (3) Mitsubishi Electric FREQRL series (4) Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC Q series CPU Direct (5) OMRON Corporation TERMAC NEO series (6) Fuji Electric FRENICS 50000G11S/P11S series, FVR-E11S/C11S series (7) GE-Fanuc Automation 90-30/70 SNP (8) Siemens Corporation Simatic 545/555 series (9) RKC Instrument INC. CB/SR-Mini series (10) Shinko Technos FC/FIR/GC/FCL/PC-900/C series 1-2-2.Additional V5.05 Newly Supported Protocols (1) Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC-Q (ETHER) (2) OMRON Corporation SYSMAC-CS1 (ETHER) (6) Fuji Electric TEMPERATURE PXR (4) IDEC Izumi FC3/FC4A series (5) Toho Electric TTM series --------------------------------- 1-3. GP2000 Series Upgrade Features 1-3-1. Extended SIO (exclude GP-2501T) (1) Support for Serial Bar Code Reader. (2) Support for 2 Dimensional Code Reader. 1-3-2. D-Script (exclude GP-2501T) (1) Extended SIO send/receive functions are supported. 1-3-3. Ethernet Transfer (exclude GP-2501T) (1) Factory-Set IP address settings for data transfer. (2) Supports Simulation via Ethernet network. 1-3-4. 256 Colors Support (1) GP can display 256 colors. (When 256-colors are selected in a project, the "Blink"feature cannot be used for any of that project's screens.) 1-3-5. Japanese FEP Support (1) GP can use Japanese FEP (GP must be using Japanese System). 1-3-6. Q Tag (1) Now supports creation of up to 2048 monitor messages. (2) Added 2 digit time format display (hour). (also supported by GP77R and GP377 series units) 1-3-7. Logging Settings (1) Logging now supports creation of up to 255 words. 1-3-8. VM Feature (GP-2500, GP-2600 only) (1) GP now supports the new optional VM Unit. (2) GP now supports 4 screens displayed at the same time (from V5.05). (3) GP can now capture video screens as JPEG files. These JPEG files can also be displayed on the video window of the GP (from V5.05). 1-3-9. Momentary Touch Buzzer Feature. (1) GP now supports the One Shot Buzzer feature. (also supported by GP77R and GP377 series units) 1-3-10. SRAM (exclude GP-2501T) (1) SRAM capacity has been expanded to 256K Bytes. 1-4. Other Upgrade Features (1) Supports D-Script Address Conversion feature. (2) Supports selection of COM3 to COM9 serial ports. (3) Supports selection of Pack Tool utility from Program Manager menu. (4) Possible to edit each vertices within a Polyline/Filled Polygon. (5) New editing features added to the right-click menu in Edit mode. (6) Tool bar changed to flat tool bar. (7) Possible to adjust the grid position. (8) Possible to show total number of channels for Trend graph/Data Sampling. For further details about the above mentioned features, please refer to the GP-Pro/PBIII manuals. ================================= 2.Installation Method ================================= --------------------------------- 2-1.Prior to Installation - Be sure to close all resident application programs. --------------------------------- 2-2.Installation Procedures - The GP-PRO/PBIII for Windows Ver. 5 Installation screen will appear after the master CD is inserted into your PC's CD-ROM drive. When this screen appear, click on "Install" to start the installation program. Note: With certain types of PCs, this Installation screen may not appear. In this case, use the Windows "Explorer" program to locate the CD-ROM's "Install.exe" file and double-click on its icon. --------------------------------- ================================= 3.Previously Corrected Bugs ================================= --------------------------------- 3-1.GP-PRO/PBIII for Windows Forced Shutdown If, while this software is operating, the Windows Program Manager performs a forced shutdown of GP-PRO/PBIII, please change one of the following settings and then restart your PC. These settings will allow you in certain cases to prevent a forced shutdown. If this type of error persists, please contact your local GP distributor for assistance. 1. When Forced Shutdown Occurs During Screen Data Creation - Modifying your PC's Hardware Accelerator setting may prevent the program from shutting down. This setting is found by clicking on the following: [Start] -> [Settings] -> [Control Panel] -> [System] -> [Performance] -> [Graphics]. Move the "Hardware Accelerator" selection to the 2nd from the left (standard) setting. 2.When Forced Shutdown Occurs During Printing Simply re-installing your printer driver may solve this problem. 3.When Forced Shutdown Occurs During Transfer (of screen data to the GP) - If the GP will not change to transfer mode during handshaking, modifying the communications port setting will sometimes correct this problem. To Modify the Communication Port Setting: [Start] -> [Settings] -> [Control Panel] -> [System] -> [Device Manager] -> [Ports (COM&LPT)] -> [Communications Port] -> [Port Settings] -> [Advanced] tab. Here, drag the "Transmit Buffer"slide to the left to a slower setting. --------------------------------- 3-2.Cautions With Windows NT Systems 1.When using the "Screen Preview" feature: The Screen Preview feature, with a screen using the 3-speed blink setting, will sometimes not use the correct blink speed or color. This problem will only occur when using this feature and your screen's settings do not need to be changed. 2.When Importing GPPRO2 Data: If an object that is included in a screen but is outside of the screen's current viewing area is being imported, a "Memory Error" will occur. In this case, move the object so that it is inside the screen display area and the screen can be correctly converted. --------------------------------- 3-3.When Converting GPPRO2 & 3 Data - A, a, Q, or X tags, if they are designated as being rotated, will be slightly offset after conversion. The object offsets are as follows: - with 90 degree rotation : moved up one dot (screen pixel) - with 180 degree rotation : moved up and to the left one dot - with 270 degree rotation : moved to the left one dot --------------------------------- 3-4.Changing Data Attributes When more than 2 Marks are selected, and one of the Marks is changed to a different size, the display of the Mark's "handles" and the Mark itself will not align. The Mark's attribute data, however, will be correctly changed. Clicking on the Mark a second time will cause the handles to appear correctly. --------------------------------- 3-5.Rotating Objects 1.When an Alarm Display is rotated 180 degrees, it will be shifted one dot up when displayed on the GP. If an object is not rotated, its display on the GP will not be shifted, in either the portrait (vertical) or landscape (horizontal: normal) display mode. 2.After an a-tag or an A-tag is rotated 90 or 180 degrees and saved, when it is re-opened it will be shifted one dot(pixel). If either of these tags is not rotated, its display on the GP will not be shifted, in either the portrait (vertical) or landscape (horizontal: normal) display mode. --------------------------------- 3-6.Sending User Selected Screens The titles "Bit Log Alarm", "Word Log Alarm", "Data Sampling" and "H70 Global Data" will always appear in the "Select Screens To Send" screen. Even if that data is not present in your project file, selecting them accidentally will not cause any data transfer errors. --------------------------------- 3-7 Automatic Address Increment feature for Symbol Names 1. Symbol names can be set up to a maximum of 20 characters. Using the Automatic Address Increment feature will increase the number of characters by attaching a suffix "+1", "+2", etc. to the symbol name. Please confirm that incremented symbol names (i.e. plus suffix) are all within 20 characters. If an incremented symbol name exceeds 20 characters, this feature may not perform as expected. --------------------------------- 3-8 Logging Data 1. The preview feature may not display correctly if the Number of Data Rows is set to more than 1600. 2. Changing the column setting to Relative mode and then clicking the OK button may cause the Display Style setting in the General Info. tab to be deleted. 3. Deleting columns may not be possible after copying a Logging (Display) file, created using 257 columns in Economy mode, to a project with the Special mode setting. --------------------------------- 3-9 Alarm Messages 1. When symbols are defined for alarm addresses and that data is sent from the GP back to the PC, the symbols will be converted to the actual addresses. ================================= 4.PROPB/DOS Version Data Conversion Limitations ================================= --------------------------------- 4-1.Text String Positioning In the GP-PRO/PB3 DOS version software (hereafter referred to as "DOS"), when a text string is created, and then an object is created and placed in any way on top of (in front of) that text string, the string will be automatically moved to the front-most screen position prior to data transfer. When this data is converted to GP-PRO/PBIII for Windows (hereafter referred to as "Windows") data, if a text string and an object are grouped together, this text string data will not be moved to the front of the screen and the original position settings will be used. --------------------------------- 4-2.Label Text is Unified in 4 Rows In the previous DOS version software, text entered for a Label could be up to four rows, with each row allowed its own settings for color and positioning. With the Windows version of PRO-PB, this data is now combined into one unit of up to four rows, which can be moved as a single object. This object must, however use only one color, and can not be separated into individual rows. Also, centering of the text is now possible. --------------------------------- 4-3.Tag Names (1) In the Windows version of GP-PRO/PBIII, duplicate Tag names are now allowed. However, when using multiple K-tags on the same drawing screen, be sure all Tag names are unique. Refer to the GP-PRO/PBIII for Windows manuals for details. (2) Chinese characters can now be entered for Tag names. (3) Tag name sizes can be either 8 X 8 or 8 x 16. --------------------------------- 4-4.Copying X Screens Since X screens can now be simply cut and pasted from the original X-screen's editor, the special file conversion used with the DOS version is no longer needed. --------------------------------- 4-5.Keyboard Key Changed The keyboard key used to create perfect circles and squares has been changed from the "Alt" key to the "Ctrl" key. --------------------------------- 4-6.Pop-Up Keypads A Pop-Up Keypad can now be called up by simply clicking in a value's input field, instead of clicking in the "Environment Settings" area. --------------------------------- 4-7.Auto Screen Refresh is No Longer Available This feature was removed to increase the speed of screen creation. Screens can be refreshed by clicking on the "Refresh" button. --------------------------------- ================================= 5.Uninstalling GP-PRO/PBIII Version 5 ================================= --------------------------------- 5-1.Prior to Uninstalling GP-PRO/PBIII - All GP-PRO/PBIII for Windows project data is stored in the GP-PRO "Database" folder. If necessary, make a backup of this data. - All new and modified Library Item files are saved in the CPW folder. If necessary, make a backup of this data. --------------------------------- 5-2.Uninstall Procedures Start the uninstall process by clicking on the [ProPB3Win]'s "Uninstall" selection. This will delete all unaltered files, and preserve all overwritten and newly modified files in the ProPB3 folder. After copying any necessary files from those that are remaining, delete all data. --------------------------------- Note: This document may not be reproduced, either in whole or in part. 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